diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 2b91e82..466bb06 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ if not meson.is_subproject()
 endif
 
 # some global vars
-spice_common_global_cflags = ['-std=c99',
-                              '-DHAVE_CONFIG_H',
+spice_common_global_cflags = ['-DHAVE_CONFIG_H',
                               '-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="Spice"',
                               '-Wall',
                               '-Wextra',